Alert Configuration and Alert Notifications

Alert Notification Configuration - Email Delivery

When an alert is created, an alert notification can be sent to the student based on the Alert Notification configuration in Administration-Alerts. When a student is notified about an alert via email, the alert message may look similar to the following:

The Aviso Retention page showing a notice stating that a student is being identified for an Early Alert for failing grades, including a subject line and a brief message indicating that records are showing the same alert from an administrator.

Note: Both Staff-Initiated Alerts and Automated Alerts that are sent from the SS&E System account will only display in the student's primary email address inbox, further described in SS&E "System Name" Email Address/No-Reply Email Messages

Automated Alert Configuration

The notification section showing an option for sending email to students, with a checked box enabling the email, along with a note stating that students are being notified even if they do not have permission to access the alert.

Staff Initiated Alert Configuration

The notification section showing a checked option to send email to students, along with a note saying that students are being notified even if they do not have permission to access the alert.

Alert Notification Configuration - Student Profile

When a student logs into Student Success & Engagement, they may also view Alerts on their profile page.

A Staff Initiated Alert may display as following in SS&E:

The profile page for a student showing an early alert message indicating the student is being identified for failing grades, followed by another message noting a final grade achievement.

Automated Alert Configuration

Student View

In order for students to be able to view automated alerts in SS&E, the "Student" role must be added to the individual Automated Alert-Security- Roles:The security section showing an input field containing multiple selected role tags, including Administrator, Advisor, Coach, Early Alert Coordinator, Faculty, Faculty Advisor, Manager, and Student, with the Student tag being visually highlighted.

Staff View

In order for staff to be able to view an automated alert, they must be assigned a role that is included on the Alert's security roles.

NOTE: If the staff user is not a member of any group that is assigned to the Alert roles, they will not be able to view the alert in the student Alerts tab even though the student will display in the staff user's Open Alerts student filter. This can be confusing since they are not able to see the open alerts. In order to resolve this, the staff user should be added to a group that is allowed to view the automated alert type.

Staff Initiated Alert Configuration

Student View

  1. In order to view staff initiated alerts in SS&E, the "Student" role must be added to Staff Initiated Alerts-Security- Roles:The security section showing an input field containing multiple selected role tags, including Administrator, Advisor, Coach, Early Alert Coordinator, Faculty, Faculty Advisor, Manager, and Student, with the Student tag being visually highlighted.
  2. If "Everyone" is unchecked, "Student" must also be added to the individual alert on "Roles that can view alerts with this reason".The Alert-reason settings showing three elements: step 1 refers to a left-side list of alert categories with Academic Concern selected; step 2 refers to a checkbox allowing everyone with access to staff-initiated alerts to view alerts with this reason; and step 3 refers to a roles input showing Student selected, alongside a permissions table displaying locked create/view options and an active status indicator.

More about Faculty/Staff Initiated Early Alerts and setting up notifications to students can be found in the following article: Staff Initiated Alert Administration

Staff View

In order for a staff or faculty member to be able to view a staff initiated alert, they must be assigned a role that is included on the Staff Initiated Alert main security roles and/or the staff initiated alert reason when applicable.

Deleting an Alert

Permitted users can view and remove alerts from the Alerts Administrative "Person Alerts" menu or the Person Administrative record "Alerts" tab. More information about deleting an alert can be found in Deleting an Alert.

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